Exports: The Yankee Salesmen

While the economy is forging ahead at home,
businessmen are again proving that the U.S. is a vigorous nation of
Yankee traders. Exports are selling so well that Administration experts
expect them to increase by $2 billion to a record $24 billion this year.

U.S. office accounting machines and computers are selling well in most
of the world, particularly in Japan. A worldwide building boom is
pushing up sales of earth-moving equipment; Caterpillar Tractor's
first-quarter exports are up 17%. Because of increased mining activity,
mainly in Canada, South America and Africa, export sales of the Denver
Equipment Co., one of...